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AIS Educator Conference Colorado Springs, Colorado June 26–28, 2009 Plan to join us for an exciting educational experience while enjoying the natural beauty of Colorado Springs. The conference schedule will include: Sam Antar The former CFO of Crazy Eddie, Inc., and a convicted felon, Sam Antar helped mastermind a securities fraud that cost stockholders hundreds of millions of dollars. He will provide you with a new perspective on internal controls, corporate governance, and other accounting/auditing issues. His pro bono presentation demonstrates his passion to educate society on the dangers and negative impact of financial statement fraud. Tushar Padhier A senior manager with Ernst & Young’s Advisory Services practice, Tushar is active in the implementation and assessment of his client’s PCI Security Standards to ensure the protection of sensitive data. Tushar will discuss the standards, the economic risks of ineffective data security, and the related career opportunities available to accounting graduates. Computer Training Hands-on training will be conducted on today’s most popular AIS software. Recent conferences have included seminars on SAP, Great Plains, Peachtree, ACL, IDEA, Access, Excel, Visio, SQL, and Camtasia. Educational and AIS Research Educators and practitioners will share their research, educational best practices, and student cases. Call for Papers The deadline for research papers and graduate student papers is March 1, 2009. Submissions to the Jack and Maye Stewart AIS Project Competition are due May 1, 2009. An official call for papers will be emailed on November 1, 2008, to educators who have a profile on the AIS Educator Association website. Please visit http://www.aiseducators.com/member_update.asp to create or update your profile. Cost The $325 fee includes conference registration, refreshments, and full breakfasts and lunches for the three-day conference. Recreational Activities The conference hotel, the Colorado Springs Marriott, is located within minutes of numerous recreational opportunities, including Pikes Peak, the Garden of the Gods (right), Historic Manitou Springs, and the US Air Force Academy. Visit http://www.experiencecoloradosprings.com/ for more information. University of Waterloo Symposium on Information Integrity and Information Systems Assurance October 1-3, 2009 The Center for Information Integrity and Information Systems Assurance at the University of Waterloo (UWCISA) is pleased to announce its 6th bi-annual symposium to be held in Toronto, Canada. Papers are invited from academe and practice. Although papers on the theme of the symposium will be given preference, papers on other IS/IT topics will be considered. All research methods are welcome. Instructional case submission and papers addressing education issues related to information integrity and information systems assurance are also welcome for presentation consideration. Accepted papers will be published in the International Journal of Accounting Information Systems together with discussants’ comments subject to editorial review and approval. Information about previous Symposia and the Center may be obtained from the UWCISA website: http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/ACCT/uwcisa. Submissions are Due June 1, 2009 Submitted papers should be at an advanced stage of completion. Papers will be subject to blind peer review by academics and practitioners. Authors must adhere to the editorial style of IJAIS. Please send an electronic copy of the paper and a submission fee of $50.00 (US) payable to the University of Waterloo to: Professor J. Efrim Boritz, Director The Center for Information Integrity and Information Systems Assurance School of Accounting and Finance, University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2L 3G1 Tel: (519) 888-4567 ext. 35774 Fax: (519) 888-7562 Email: jeboritz@uwaterloo.ca Notice of acceptance will be sent out by July 15, 2009. Papers accepted subject to revision must be revised by August 30, 2009. |
